In partnership with Groundwood Books and Anansi Press, Youth Culture is proud to present Celebrating Diversity Book Club!
In this pilot program, fifty (50) Book Club members will receive a total of three (3) e-books highlighting diverse voices and authors. Youth Culture will send a code to Book Club members to download an e-book every six (6) weeks.
Our first meet-up to discuss the book is on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at 4 pm EST.
Book Club Release #1
Title: Frying Plantain
Author: Zalika Reid-Benta
A rich and unforgettable portrait of growing up between worlds, Frying Plantain shows how, in one charged moment, friendship and love can turn to enmity and hate, well-meaning protection can become control, and teasing play can turn to something much darker. In her brilliantly incisive debut, Zalika Reid-Benta artfully depicts the tensions between mothers and daughters, second-generation Canadians and first-generation cultural expectations, and Black identity and predominately white society.
Frying Plantain Book Review
Check out Youth Team Member Kamaldeep Dhillon’s Book Review here.